The Green Standard Unveils New Web Site

December 3, 2008  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on December 2008 Manufacturers and purchasers seeking information on sustainable production and consumption can now access The Green Standard’s new Web site at www.TheGreenStandard.org

Developed in conjuntion with Atlanta-based software development firm Azul Arc International, the updated site has fresh, informative content and an intuitive layout.

In addition to a clean, user-friendly design, The Green Standard has expanded and restructured the content geared toward brand enhancement and increased competitiveness. The site includes information on The Green Standard’s new programs, including the first and only Environmental Product Declaration system in the United States and the unique Gaia Product Profile, as well as EcoLibrary, a compendium of articles created for Interiors & Sources magazine. Plans are to continually update the site with news, additional EPD reports, articles of interest and comprehensive information on The Green Standard conferences and events.

The new Web site coincides with the launch of The Green Standard’s Bright Green, Bright Future campaign, a yearlong educational initiative to empower manufacturers and purchasers to confidently navigate the environmental landscape while making lighter footprints. The campaign includes the introduction of The Green Standard Environmental Product Declaration System, managed by Paul Firth, vice president of technology. In addition to the EPD system, which is considered to be the core component in the emerging global product information system, the Web site provides access to Gaia Product Profile, a tool providing specifiers and purchasers with a summary of all of the information in a full EPD report.

The site also includes a new educational resource, The Green Standard’s Green Purchasing Accredited Professional training, an intensive best-practices training and certification for architects, engineers, contractors, interior designers, facility managers, and governmental and educational procurement professionals.

The Web site also details a new membership program offers incentives to join The Green Standard as it provides free use of many of its education, technology and training resources for manufacturers and purchasers.  

“We are pleased to be able to support U.S. manufacturers in becoming even more effective in the global marketplace through development of a comprehensive EPD system and believe that this work, along with our educational programs, will meet a long-standing need of both institutional and individual consumers in North America,” said The Green Standard President and CE0 Deborah Dunning.